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424641

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Carbon disulfide

ReagentPlus®, purified by redistillation, ≥99.9%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CS2
CAS Number:
75-15-0
Molecular Weight:
76.14
Beilstein:
1098293
EC Number:
200-843-6
MDL number:
MFCD00011321
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
329756227
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
reagent
bp:
46 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
5.83 psi

grade

reagent

vapor density

2.67 (vs air)

vapor pressure

5.83 psi

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99.9%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

212 °F

purified by

redistillation

expl. lim.

50 %

dilution

(for general lab use)

impurities

≤0.03% (water)
≤1.5 ppm hydrogen sulfide
≤2.5 ppm sulfur dioxide
<100 ppb benzene (No single impurity > 100 ppb, measured as benzene)
<500 ppb total hydrocarbon content

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.627 (lit.)

bp

46 °C (lit.)

mp

−112-−111 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible(lit.)
benzene: miscible(lit.)

density

1.266 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

S=C=S

InChI

1S/CS2/c2-1-3

InChI key

QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Carbon disulfide is a toxic, highly volatile, flammable liquid with low ignition temperature. It can be synthesized by reacting hydrocarbon gas with sulfur. It is an important raw material for preparing viscose rayon and cellophane film. It shows fat solvent property. CS2 in water assists the peptide bond formation in amino acids.

Application

Carbon disulfide may be used in the xanthogenation of cellulose and in the synthesis of poly(ethylene trithiocarbonate).
Suitable for industrial hygiene analysis

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1

Target Organs

Peripheral nervous system,Central nervous system,Cardio-vascular system,Eyes

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

-22.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-30 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

PRTR

Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Special flammables
Hazardous rank I

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

424641-VAR:
424641-500ML:4548173264974
424641-BULK:
424641-100ML:4548173148694

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MKCD9603
MKCB0006
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Demonstrating plausible nonenzymatic polymerization mechanisms for prebiotic monomers represents a fundamental goal in prebiotic chemistry. While a great deal is now known about the potentially prebiotic synthesis of amino acids, our understanding of abiogenic polymerization processes to form polypeptides is
Copolymerization of ethylene sulfide and carbon disulfide.
Soga K, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 14(3), 677-684 (1976)
Xanthogenation of lignocarbohydrates by carbon disulfide.
Efanov MV and Pershina LA.
Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 38(1), 90-94 (2002)
Carbon Disulfide.
Smith DE and Timmerman RW.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (2003)
Mark B van Eldijk et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(71), 7770-7772 (2013-06-19)
CS2 hydrolase, a zinc-dependent enzyme that converts carbon disulfide to carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, exists as a mixture of octameric ring and hexadecameric catenane forms in solution. A combination of size exclusion chromatography, multi-angle laser light scattering, and mass
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